mesoderm

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noun

One of the three tissue layers in the embryo of a metazoan animal, which will produce, through development, many internal organs of the adult, e.g. muscles, spine and the circulatory system.

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mesoblast
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Meanings

nounmesoderm (plural mesoderms)

plural mesoderms

  1. embryologyOne of the three tissue layers in the embryo of a metazoan animal, which will produce, through development, many internal organs of the adult, e.g. muscles, spine and the circulatory system.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe middle germ layer that develops into muscle and bone and cartilage and blood and connective tissue

Similar
mesoblast
Broader
germ layer
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mesoblast

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From meso- + -derm.

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Translations

Esperanto mezodermo
  • mezodermotissue produced by gastrulation
Finnish mesodermi
  • mesodermitissue produced by gastrulation
French mésoderme
  • mésodermetissue produced by gastrulation
German Mesoderm
  • Mesodermtissue produced by gastrulation
Hungarian mezoderma
  • mezodermatissue produced by gastrulation
Irish méisideirm
  • méisideirmtissue produced by gastrulation
Italian mesoderma
  • mesodermatissue produced by gastrulation
Polish mezoderma
  • mezodermatissue produced by gastrulation
Portuguese mesoderme, mesoderma
  • mesodermetissue produced by gastrulation
  • mesodermatissue produced by gastrulation
Romanian mesoderm
  • mesodermtissue produced by gastrulation
Russian мезоде́рма
  • мезоде́рма (mezodérma)tissue produced by gastrulation
Spanish mesodermo
  • mesodermotissue produced by gastrulation
Cite this entry
APA

mesoderm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesoderm

MLA

“mesoderm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesoderm. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mesoderm,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesoderm.

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